+84 93 646 1068Immerse yourself in local culture at Naga New Year Festival 2017
12th December 2016Spreading throughout the north-western hills of Myanmar, most of the Naga tribes are from the Chin State. However, this New Year festival will be organized in the Sagaing division, in locations Khamti, Lashe, Lahe, and Nanyun.
The Naga festival is usually in January annually, for this year it will be held in LAHE town ship on the 12th of January, 2017.
The festival is a social event, where 64 clans of the Naga tribes exchange previous year experiences, make plans for the coming year and discuss how to overcome difficulties. On this occasion, the locals pray for abundant crops, healthy animals and good weather as well. They show their respect to their deities by scarifying the animals. This is also the time for reunion of relatives.
The Naga New Year Festival 2017 will offer a chance to discover a tradition that only a few experience when the Naga will be dressed in their traditional clothing, participate in traditional sporting events as well as cook traditional cuisine.